Enabling the SharePoint 2010 Developer Dashboard

Although this tool is mainly designed to assist developers in creating fast code, it can also be a useful tool for the administrators by providing performance and trace information when troubleshooting slow loading/rendering pages.

It can be enabled using either Powershell, stsadm – or you can download a nice configuration feature for use with the Central Administration.

The Powershell approach:

Launch the “SharePoint 2010 Management Shell” and enter the following: